Reviewed by Colby Lewis, Houston Accident Lawyer
Three corporate defendants tried to escape liability for an accident that left Alberto Lee with serious injuries and exorbitant medical bills. While those defendants thought they could force Mr. Lee to settle for less than what his injuries actually cost, we helped change the outcome of Mr. Lee’s case from undesirable to undeniable.
A Collision and its Consequences
On February 16, 2022, Alberto Lee was driving southbound in Chambers County, Texas when he was suddenly hit head-on by another driver, who had lost control in roadside mud. Mr. Lee was immediately rushed to the hospital with serious injuries including cervical and lumbar damage that would require surgery. The proceeding police report was clear: Mr. Lee wasn’t at fault. But the insurance company had a different story. They pointed to his small policy and told Mr. Lee that his case was only worth a tiny fraction of his enormous medical bills.
Most lawyers would be happy to receive any type of settlement for the sake of a settlement.
However, I saw an entirely different story. I saw an injured man that was going to be another victim of corporate negligence and stingy insurers. On the surface, it was a car accident. However, with over twenty years of practicing law and with a good chunk of those years working with construction defect cases, I knew exactly why this car accident happened.
Uncovering Corporate Negligence
As mentioned before, the other driver who hit Alberto Lee had lost control in roadside mud. In that same roadside, a construction company had been negligently dumping soil and debris onto the public roadway. When rain occasionally moved over this region and inevitably caused erosion, that debris turned into a thick, deadly mud that caused the other driver to lose control. On top of that, the landowner, who was a major steel company, neglected to oversee any of the construction company’s dumping of its debris. To add on, a massive waste management company was also neglecting to tend to this same road it so often uses. Combine all of these factors with an insurance system that is designed to pay you as little as possible and you get the case of Alberto Lee being taken advantage of by corporate entities that refuse to face liability.
Much like any giant corporate defendant, all three of these negligent companies were intent on paying out as little as possible while shelling out as many strategies as possible to demotivate Mr. Lee and our team into taking a measly settlement. They filed motions to move the case to federal court, filed motions to dismiss, and used every procedural weapon in their arsenal to try to make us fold. Banking on the idea that we’d find the litigation too expensive or exhausting to continue, these corporate goliaths believed they had the upperhand.
But, if they were a Goliath, then we were David.
The Giant Killer
We fought them in every legal battlefield they wanted combat in. We responded to every obstacle they built in our path to relief. We built a case so undeniable that the corporate defendants eventually stopped fighting and started talking.
Alberto Lee came to us hoping he might walk away with $15,000. His own insurance company told him he would be lucky to settle for $30,000. Yet, his own medical bills exceeded $270,000, far and above any “settlement” he advised to take before we took his case.
“It’s gonna do some change. Some real change,” says Alberto Lee when asked about the settlement.
Instead, we secured a high six figure confidential settlement for Alberto Lee. In fact, the insurance companies paid a premium specifically to keep that final number quiet. Why? So common people won’t know that life changing results are possible when corporations are held to account.
With the right lawyer who has the right background, sometimes, a different perspective can change everything, including someone’s life. Contact The Law Offices of Colby Lewis today for compassionate legal representation.
